Display-rack.



F. W. GIBSON 6a C. SL MARDBN.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 21, ma.

Tanne rrrrnnr i FRANCIS W. GIBSON, or wnsfr noxBonY, AND CLARENCE s. Maratona, or Cammina-in, MASSACHUSETTS, asstenons :ro n. n. BEACH COMPANY, A Conronamron.'

DISPLAY-RACK.

To 1N 'whom it may concern,

Be il; known thaty We, Fiemme W. lxn sob: and (lmnnNcn S. lllanonx, citizens of;

the United States, residing' at "Wt-5r ROK- i 5- bnry; conntyof Snll'ollt', .lonnnonweallh ot '.\las.s:nhnset.ts, and Cambridge, colin-ty ot hliddlesex, loinmonwealllr ot Massachusette, have invented Certain new and nsltll Improvements yin .l)ispla.y-ltaclts, of which l the ll'o-llowinj..r is a symcilieation.

l a rack which will permitthc display of the advertising inatteron the goods to the liest i Much vdillicnltyhas been e.\''

advantage.' pene'nced in finding a` rack capable ot 'sach advertising displayr and wlneh'atthe saine timewill afford ready access to Athe goodsy to loe'lvended, While effectively' protecting: theni `against deterioration when hein; displayed. A further end sought is the prtalnctionot' y a rack of'this character simple in construc- 2l'tion and capable of manufacture at a low -i-gnre.

To the' a/dev'ice Wev have devised onr present invention." i I -'Uur display rack is particnlarly adapted for the display ot' such boxed articles as lcilgars. Cigarloxes iisnally hear upon the innerface-of the cover'an artist-ic lahel .dcnoting the brand of cigars. 'lhc vaine of this label as a selling` medinin isi well recognized byy dealers and 'usually it is displayed by throwing back the box cover. This not' only egipostes the cigars to the drying effect l ofthe air, but moreover is an extremely nn 4*) sanitary method. To `protect the cigars from depreciation' and at the same time vcomply with the law' which requires the label n, yon the box cover to displayed, We provide 1 [a display rack having' a hinged displaycover transparently tnfeiirig the Cigars and a sinpport to hold the hox cover in erect position and to expose its label through an opening therein.

The'eonstrucition4 and use'. of onr 4display llllrack will be more ,tally disclosed `in the 'specification Whielrfol'lows, and in the drawings which form n part of that specification we have shown an illustrative embodiment' which has been found Well adapted to prac tical use and the reqnirements of the trade.

-Speettcation of Letters atent. Application ined apra 21, 191.3. serial no; maare.

end therefore of producing sach -l`hronglnint speeifichtion and drawings like reference numerals are employed lo in diranL corresponding parts, and, 'in thee/e dra wings: lfignre l. 1s a, iront. elevatio-.i ol

a display r'ael; in` aceordanee with niy inrentlon, and showing a hin; ol' rifrnlf; displayed ther-cnn For. L a vert ical settion on the line B- olligr. l, Fig. ills a rear ele- 4ration' of the rack7 the ciliar hon heine; rr moved, and .lf lgs. Lt and 5 are delai] sections Fie". 1.

l`he rack thus illustrated' is preferably ,unido from a sheet of sl-iilahle material.

side edges of the op'eningand the bottom nev edge is lili-ned down aa indicated at 5 and. pressed against; the rear tace ot the liront. A

wall lo provide a sniooth edge vwhich will. not cnt the lingers in iiianiinllatmg the transparent rover tot" .said opening. Said rover consists ot an open rectangular traine tl, which hears upon thex'langes l when in closed position and slightly overlaps them. rlhis traine has` a display opening 'l' renier tering with lint slightly, smaller than the opening,r L. Both openings are Covered by a transparentL plate 8 held to the iframe on the metal ol the cover.' lfhese'loclting strips are made independently of tlierover and are` held thereto by the vintnrned flanges l1 thereof. `Said Hongos in addition provide smooth graspingedges for the fingers in opening the cover. The free ends of the loelting stripsare formed as edge rec'e'iviiiig;`

.tht-resides,hy loi-Icing strips .l'and on the rear edge hy ,locking 11115.10 turned' np from recesses 12 in which the transparent, laten 8 is inserted by a movementtransvcrse yof the eover. y

The edge of the cover adjacent `the loclt ing lips'lO does not have an intnrned flange 11 but has the metal turned down as indicated at 13 to engage over alliage rod 14, the ends of which 'are -.fastened to the frontf pieiifled ciaims. Wg 'bine'rfoi'e7 daim and fiesiie m 6G Qin by Leiters Patent, is: sheei mei-,ai display formed @if packages?. articles compi-i im' a` 7" bni, membci' having suiiaiiiy n'apiizioned die backai;ighmngieismth@ iioiiLMi-ia Ujgmn piay opening tiieifaiii, said opeiliiiggbsiiiq these areas l5 tmvai'ci iii@ base iiieifeoi Surrounded by edges'o the niet im 'ii nari supgioi'iiigg areas fl i'iinauie "fion'', i@ iG-lm c'oi'taining; 'Ranges for the 35 Win 'which actas aneasei back and incid same, iziieizil Wing piecs on iii@ iateial iii 'fach in a position siighiy inciinefi from edges of saisi from bent back sub: ii-

.. Acwss the botimfri edges. of tiaiiy iight. angriff, #hereto-7 and beaming im die and disposed paiaiiei to said iicil man to provide suppoiuw' Ummm will mi' ih@ Giga vx, These Einiges supporting h@ container biiind s depressed iiiiiicwci 21h19' i3@ form ciispiziy opening of the ioiii'. mm'bei,

suppm'iing" pmioiis spaciiig tile mak i'Qm A display-rack oi @11min if "nav iii@ siiiv amm-10i' @they suppit. The 00X a hinged iid. comprising n from'. iniiib@ is guided @mi suppfi'rifi in posiioii 'beiiiiid ingrifwo display Openings hefciii, ai, trans- *im i'eggistei'iiig; dismay openings bj im@ parent @over reniovabiy mounted on one @i sewing pas 2Q ui'iiefi in im@ Wings said 'openings and, noi'miiiiy registering;

la J; righi iiiifqiss .liberato mii lying/z; in rsi-.piane hQiQWifh, sid@ mmijeis integiai with szw subfgiami j" piiiiiiiei fm the ont l'. fic-n.1; member and disposedat substamliy i emmin?? iiiia'cigai box is iieici by iii@ 1f :ingles theireto, and suppoifing 0i? its hinge in the position siiwii in beni; up from iii/ Side memileis' adapted to Q3, which pfissition its iabei is dihoifi' a' container 'iii aiineifeni; Wish said' i' biiind a sscici @iispifij/peiiiiig 22 Co'vfgci opening and "with the iiizeiim? @i w Fiom this wir iii@ ciiaiiier iid against iii@ @tiieib' dispifiy i iii' be sean tha 'bmi iieici @paging in zi m0 s giiiy inciiieci from 'the ver: .A dispiziy iiifcii im? cuntaiiiei? having iicmib/ iii@ mid boiitom 18 and ai .iiiiiged liti compi'ising si iont uimfje'r @0., This sitioms iii@ cigais behind h@ imi] iei'veiy opening Miri L iid ciis- 90 Covefi-:ci dispiay 4openings; if owning iiitag'iai. iaierai Wiiigsoii the, and (iSp-ciiiveiyg of the from; are?, and eigs mi fs'acidv front membei piwifiing d im isb-ei mi the ciggai: box cfr-veil. im the mfukv the iowe efigs of v n L.

,. i; Giiwpiay @parsing 22 @i ganci 'fsfiibi' being ui'ned 150 provide bmipifiy opening.

@my @unghie aciifeiismg ing @singes siciiped it@ heid container 

